Project Detail

To Fly or Float

A man and a young girl sit at a kitchen table, preparing braided dough together. The man smiles at the girl, who looks back at him. Warm sunlight streams through the window.

Synopsis

Set in Birmingham, February 1979, TO FLY OR FLOAT follows 10-year-old Eva, newly living with her estranged uncle after a family tragedy. She befriends a boy named Sam and builds a kite to send a message to her late parents - and through Jewish faith and this small act of hope, she and her uncle find a way through their shared grief.

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 min 38 sec
Director
Charlotte Peters
Producer
Olivia Maiden
Executive Producer
Benjamin Till, Michael Etherton, Judy Ironside MBE, Kefi Chadwick
Editor
Imogen Marks
Screenwriter
Olivia Maiden
Director of Photography
Ben Saffer
Production Designer
Shakeelah Archibald
Sound
Noah Luthi, Kyle Martin
Composer
Nir Perlman
Principal cast
Talia Sokal, Ben Caplan, Charlie Bishop

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